Supranuclear ophthalmoplegia

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Supranuclear ophthalmoplegia is the inability to voluntarily move the eyes in all directions.

This disorder occurs because the brain is sending and receiving faulty information through the nerves that control eye movement. The nerves themselves are healthy.

Patients who have this problem may have progressive supranuclear palsy, a disorder that affects the way the brain controls movement called. In other cases, a brain injury (such as stroke) can result in various types of supranuclear ophthalmoplegia.

Review Date: 05/16/2006
Reviewed By: Daniel Kantor, M.D., Director of the Comprehensive MS Center, Neuroscience Institute, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.